BET Makes History 2016-2017
BET Magnet Makes History 2 Consecutive Years!Find You: Run Free
The Computer Science Teachers Association and Code.org awarded Angela and Crystal the inaugural Computer Science and Innovation Award “for creating apps that have a social impact.”Out of 1,000 students in California, the two stars were selected and flown to the Silicon Valley to accept the award from the CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojciki.
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 Angela & Crystal at Shark Tank TV filming
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After creating their “Find You: Run Free” app, the students were filmed in an episode of Math At Work with the TV stars of Shark Tank. The dynamic duo were featured on Telemundo national and local TV news, as well as the front cover of LA Opinion newspaper and laparent.com online magazine. Angela and Crystal also were filmed in a promotional video for Great Public Schools Now. Their journey began by winning 1st place in the first round of the LA Metro Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge and––by entering the second round––Angela and Crystal qualified to compete at the USC Expo Audience Choice.
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 Angela & Crystal with Math @ Work TV host
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L.A. Metro Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge 2017Mingjie Yuan's "Tea-Quats" product succeeded such that he developed a business partnership with Antigua Coffee House.
Mingjie won 2nd place in the first round and—by making it to the second level of the Semi-Finals—both he and first round, 1st place winner, Guangxin Xian, made it to the USC Expo.
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 BET students to Regional Finals at USC
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NFTE Start-Up Summer at USCJaden McMurray, Kamila Felix, Amy Nghiem, and Ashley Vargas applied and were accepted to the NFTE Start-Up Summer at USC, an 8-week intensive program for those seeking to launch business plans. Each student won a laptop, a stipend, and start-up funds to purchase equipment and materials needed to continue with their product or service. They also received mentorship from industry experts, and field trips in L.A. including City Hall.
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 Nightingale students @ Cal State L.A.
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National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)Ashley Vargas and Kamila Felix earned placement on the National Association of Women Business Owners List. To honor the progress young women make in school and the differences they make in their communities, the NAWBO held a summer luncheon for your female entrepreneurs.
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 BET at Semi-Finals
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Video Game Design ChallengeThanks to Ms. Chatzipantsios and Mr. Vasquez, Nightingale became the first business magnet in California to pilot Video Game Design Challenge. New York and Dallas were the only other places to do so. Through this program, students are able to create video games for competition. The program also offers field trips to facilities of video game designers like Riot Games, and video game designers to visit classes in person and via Skype.
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 Guanxin & Mingjie receive professional coaching
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BET Magnet Receives Global Enterprising Educator Award 2017Nightingale also made history when lead demonstration teacher, Ms. Chatzipantsios was nominated and selected as the 2017 Global Enterprising Educator.
This honor is given to outstanding business and entrepreneurship teachers. Ms. Chatzipantsios represented California at the Annual NFTE Global Showcase held in New York. She also participated in the Teacher Expo, where she presented Nightingale Magnet's best practices to both educators and entrepreneurs from around the world as part of the Annual Global Enterprising Educator Showcase.
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 Ms. Chatzipantsios receives Global Enterprising Educator Award in New York.
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